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Thread #78064   Message #1401801
Posted By: alanabit
07-Feb-05 - 03:23 PM
Thread Name: BS: OBIT: Max Schmeling, at 99
Subject: RE: BS: OBIT: Max Schmeling, at 99
A magnificent man all round. He had superb courage in the ring. He was brave enough not to suck up to the Nazis and to stay true to his Jewish friends. He did a really dangerous job as a paratrooper in Crete and then he spoke honestly to the press after it was all over. You just can't dislike a guy like that. Farewell to a giant.